It just so happened that the fixture-list came up with Queens Park Rangers away as Leeds’ first opponents, however, and so the yellow was worn in a 3-0 loss. The next outing for the third kit came in December – Sheffield Wednesday’s all-blue kit meant Leeds could wear white at Hillsborough in August – and again it was in a losing cause, 2-0 at Brighton & Hove Albion.

Which brings us to last Saturday, and Leeds’ visit to Portman Road to take on Ipswich Town. The Tractor Boys have white sleeves and the Football League (don’t make us call it the EFL) don’t tend to allow sleeve-clashes, so the home shirt couldn’t be used.

The blue away was obviously out and, in normal circumstances, all-yellow would have been ideal. The yellow shirts/blue shorts look would have sufficed in other years, but Ipswich have blue shorts this year and so that too was removed as an option, as shorts-clashes are not permitted. And so, the decision was taken to wear the home shorts and socks. To be fair, it does almost tie up, but the shorts trim is gold rather than yellow.

We haven’t been able to check fully, but we presume it’s the first time that they have appeared in such an arrangement – after all, any previous similar mix-and-match efforts would have been due to an opponent wearing white shirts and yellow shorts, and few teams do that.

Leeds did at least avoid the defeat that the yellow shorts would surely have brought, with the game finishing 1-1. Looking at their remaining fixtures, the trips to Reading in April and Wigan Athletic in May could lead to further outings for unconventional looks – both have blue shorts and white socks so Leeds could be in yellow-white-yellow. We shall be following with interest.